This was one of the wrap up questions after my friend did a wonderful interview sharing of her faith journey and how God has moved in her life. She gave an answer to the question that she did not know, but had been learning to trust the process instead of trying to control it.
As I sit with my Bible and journal opened asking God what I’m to share on, this is the question that comes back to mind ‘What’s Next?’
The irony is that the verse that I’m parked in is Matthew 11:28, ‘Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest’… this was the verse I settled on to journal on on Friday, and it showed up again this Sunday morning in a different devotion.
Truth be told, lately I’ve been weary, so it comes as no surprise that God is telling me to ‘come to Him’.. I was away, but it seems I’ve returned even more tired than before – so I’ve been trying to catch up with myself.
We live in a culture that no matter how great things are going, the question will always come ‘what’s next?’.. it comes in various forms too: ‘when are you going to get a job?’ ‘When are you going to start dating?’ ‘When are you going to get married?’ ‘When are you going to have a child?’ ‘When are you going to get another child?’ There’s hardly ever a moment in between accomplishing one thing before the questions start on ‘when are you going to…?’
So, today, I’m going to share the place that I’m being called to ‘rest’.. I encourage you to pause and reflect at how far you’ve come, and like I said last week: take a moment to celebrate. And if you’re like me, celebrating might include some rest too.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that you have brought us on such a beautiful journey of growing us and molding us. You are doing things in my life that are even beyond my comprehension, and so many of them are good, but you know the weariness I feel as I contemplate the next thing. Help me to truly pause and rest in you, bringing all my cares to you because you care for me.
